A saliva test is a widely used medical tactic to measure vitamin, hormone, and neurotrasmitter levels. Measuring your saliva will allow Base to determine which supplements, behavioral changes, and routines will help optimize for your goals.

A saliva test will provide the exact Testosterone and Cortisol measurement found in your body. From here, you'll be able to identify how your levels measure up to our identified health ranges based on your body's makeup.

Your results will come in 3-4 days after submitting your sample. You'll be given updates on your test status and when you're results have been uploaded. After viewing your results, users can begin tracking challenges, designed to further optimize your vitamin and hormone levels. Additionally, our doctors will evalutate a suggested area to track based on your previous results.

You can ask any questions to your Base physician that reviewed your results or to our Science team via in-app messaging. Additionally, Customer Support is always here to help answer your questions.

You can collect your test at home via our test kits or at Quest Diagnostics. If you select to test at the lab, you can walk in with your Base app or schedule an appointment.

If you select to test at-home: For sex-drive, the starter test and the majority of at-home test kits are collected via saliva tube. The test uses a sample of your saliva (not blood) to determine your body’s hormone levels. To collect your sample, you’ll simply spit into a tube that comes with the kit. Then you’ll use a prepaid shipping label – also included with the kit – to send the sample to a lab for analysis.

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